Domaine de Beaurenard (Paul Coulon et Fils)

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

9.219 ratings
9.15 pro ratings
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Red Rhone Blend
Tomato-Based, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Onion, Pungent Cheese, Venison, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Pork, Beef
Top Notes For
Jay Kline

Poured half the bottle into an empty water pitcher about 30 minutes before service and enjoyed over several hours. The 2015 pours a deep ruby with medium+ viscosity and moderate staining of the tears. Some slight signs of sediment. The initial glass showed very powerful bramble fruit with leather, coffee, licorice and mushrooms. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium + tannins and medium acid. The notes from the nose were confirmed. The finish was long and rich. Overall impression was that this bottle very good but showing signs of secondary characteristics sooner than expected. Several hours later, I revisited the remaining half of the bottle and, to my surprise, it had really brightened up! The tannin had become more fierce, and the secondary characteristics were largely gone. It’s almost as if it got younger after extended exposure to air. Hard to say with any confidence what the future holds for these but they are plenty fun to drink now and I don’t expect them to fall apart anytime soon. That being said, they may need several hours of air to freshen up.

Poured half the bottle into an empty water pitcher about 30 minutes before service and enjoyed over several hours. The 2015 pours a deep ruby with medium+ viscosity and moderate staining of the tears. Some slight signs of sediment. The initial glass showed very powerful bramble fruit with leather, coffee, licorice and mushrooms. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium + tannins and medium acid. The notes from the nose were confirmed. The finish was long and rich. Overall impression was that this bottle very good but showing signs of secondary characteristics sooner than expected. Several hours later, I revisited the remaining half of the bottle and, to my surprise, it had really brightened up! The tannin had become more fierce, and the secondary characteristics were largely gone. It’s almost as if it got younger after extended exposure to air. Hard to say with any confidence what the future holds for these but they are plenty fun to drink now and I don’t expect them to fall apart anytime soon. That being said, they may need several hours of air to freshen up.

Feb 15th, 2023
Lyn Farmer

Medium ruby; Licorice, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry and leather. Full bodied with 15% abv, Long finish, very good quality. Drinkable now and will definitely improve over several years.

Medium ruby; Licorice, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry and leather. Full bodied with 15% abv, Long finish, very good quality. Drinkable now and will definitely improve over several years.

Nov 26th, 2018
Marci Wong

White pepper, some spice, dark red fruits. Needs more age. A little juicy and some tartness.

White pepper, some spice, dark red fruits. Needs more age. A little juicy and some tartness.

Dec 24th, 2018
Jason Keefer

Very well blended CdP, perfect for the Christmas tree! Prunes, cherries, holiday spice and bark!

Very well blended CdP, perfect for the Christmas tree! Prunes, cherries, holiday spice and bark!

Dec 15th, 2018
Avi Berkowitz

La Regalade Conservatoire

La Regalade Conservatoire

Nov 25th, 2018
Scott Stewart

Classic. Wine of the night. So beautifully fresh.

Classic. Wine of the night. So beautifully fresh.

Nov 13th, 2018
Scott Stewart

Pretty structured but it’s opened up nicely on day two. The 2015’s are pretty amazing as a whole.

Pretty structured but it’s opened up nicely on day two. The 2015’s are pretty amazing as a whole.

Apr 16th, 2018
John Berghoff

John had this 6 years ago

John had this 6 years ago

Apr 18th, 2019
Tommaso Tadiello

Assistant Winemaker at Valdo Spumanti

8.9

Tommaso had this 7 years ago

Tommaso had this 7 years ago

May 2nd, 2018
John Berghoff

John had this 7 years ago

John had this 7 years ago

Jan 24th, 2018